The Big Wheel in Nice
Régine at Nice flower market
You're starting to dream of this year’s holiday on the Cote d’Azur, and your thoughts turn to all those fabulous opportunities to eat out. The trouble is, you're spoilt for choice - and this is when you can’t beat a bit of local up-to-the-minute knowledge! Our local agent Régine has very kindly been trying out some of the restaurants in the area, and this is what she says:
Le Petit Bouchon, 4 Rue de la République, Mouans Sartoux (the old part of the village). Telephone 04 93 75 65 43. Small restaurant, Lyonnaise cooking, very nice ambiance, good food, examples of meals -
blanquette de veau, filet de boeuf, magret de canard, etc... great “frites” and very good desserts. About €25 for a main meal, a dessert and a glass of wine.
La Merenda (this is the niçois word for a snack) 4 Rue Raoul Bosio in the old part of Nice. Tiny restaurant (easy to miss as you’re walking by) - no telephone, no reservations, and they don’t accept credit cards – cash only. Superb ambiance, and you can see the chef at work in the kitchen at the back. Excellent Niçoise dishes such as pissaladière (a Provençal onion tart with anchovies, olives and herbs)and Pates au Pistou, a distinctive speciality with green pasta with garlic and basil sauce, for which the chef is well known. Delicious desserts include tarte au citron and pears in wine. The dishes change from day to day according to what is fresh at the market. Main dishes - €10 – €20, dessert about €5.
La Merenda - don't miss it!
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